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Article Launched: 6/10/2006 12:00 AM


Rattlesnake bite lands immigrant in hospital

Daniel Borunda / El Paso Times
El Paso Times

A rattlesnake bit an undocumented immigrant, who had to be airlifted Thursday night for treatment at El Paso's Thomason Hospital, Border Patrol officials said.
The bite occurred as two men crossed the border about eight miles east of Columbus, N.M. The men made it to a ranch, where Luna County sheriff's deputies and Border Patrol were called.

The injured man, who is recovering, was taken to Mimbres Memorial Hospital in Deming and then airlifted to El Paso.